Time 2 Proceed: Making the Step-Up to the Executive Level (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781543182385)

Dr. Mark Kilgallon has spent the last 20 years helping to develop leaders in the public and private sectors. A successful Executive Coach and Mentor he combines a strong drive for performance with a deep-rooted connection to strong ethical values. His practically focused delivery style is supported by a significant academic foundation and this combination helps clients achieve sustained success. He has delivered programmes around the world. Mark has substantial experience in developing demanding and testing executive development programmes that confront the challenges facing leaders within their environments. His work with the UK police service on the Strategic Command Course is recognised as being a world leader in its field. He has a strong commitment to equality, diversity and difference and believes people should be allowed to develop their 'legitimate strangeness'. Mark established Policing Matters (www.policingmatters.co.uk) in 2012 focused on delivering a diverse range of leadership and development products that are bespoke to customer needs. Policing Matters also has an Executive Coaching Centre that has been approved by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). Mark is also a part-time Senior Lecturer in leadership at Liverpool John Moores University. Brian Langston QPM is a sought-after public speaker and leadership consultant, drawing upon 35 years of policing and business experience in building high-performing teams and delivering outstanding results. Brian holds an honours law degree, a Masters in Business Administration and a post-graduate ILM Level 7 qualification in executive coaching. Brian rose through the ranks as one of the UKs most senior ethnic minority officers to become an Assistant Chief Constable with Thames Valley Police. He has a strong operational background having been a Gold Commander for firearms, public order, CBRN, civil contingencies and critical incidents. He has been a life-long champion for diversity and inclusivity and an active mentor to under-represented groups. His passion is for converting management theory into action which delivers lasting outcomes for customers and communities. In 2007 he was honoured with the Queen's Police Medal for services to the diverse communities of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Brian is the author of several books including 'Diversity as a source of competitive advantage'. He is the Co-Director of the iLeadership Academy along with Dr. Mark Kilgallon